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A comparison of type 1 and type 2 diabetes<br />

11.5 Preconception c<strong>are</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12 months prior to <strong>pregnancy</strong><br />

There <strong>we</strong>re no differences bet<strong>we</strong>en women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes <strong>in</strong> terms of <strong>the</strong> contraceptive<br />

advice, specifi c diabetes advice and <strong>in</strong>formation about <strong>pregnancy</strong> risks and surveillance provided by<br />

cl<strong>in</strong>icians before <strong>pregnancy</strong> (table 11.6) Ho<strong>we</strong>ver, women with type 2 diabetes <strong>we</strong>re less likely to have a<br />

ret<strong>in</strong>al exam<strong>in</strong>ation and assessment of album<strong>in</strong>uria than women with type 1 diabetes <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12 months<br />

before <strong>pregnancy</strong> (p=0.004, p=0.04 respectively, table 11.6).<br />

Table 11.6<br />

Differences <strong>in</strong> preconception c<strong>are</strong> bet<strong>we</strong>en women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes<br />

Women with type 1<br />

diabetes<br />

n/N (%)<br />

Women with type 2<br />

diabetes<br />

n/N (%)<br />

p-value<br />

No contraceptive advice given 18/76 (24) 18/44 (41) 0.05<br />

No recorded discussion of <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />

specifi c diabetes issues:<br />

Alcohol <strong>in</strong>take 16/57 (28) 8/30 (27) 0.09<br />

Diet 10/82 (12) 5/56 (9) 0.55<br />

Poor glycaemic control 12/102 (12) 4/60 (7) 0.29<br />

Ret<strong>in</strong>opathy 17/80 (21) 11/37 (30) 0.31<br />

Nephropathy 21/64 (33) 14/29 (48) 0.15<br />

Hypertension 19/64 (30) 11/32 (34) 0.64<br />

No recorded discussion of <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>pregnancy</strong> issues:<br />

Increased diabetes surveillance 7/109 (6) 4/57 (7) 0.88<br />

Increased <strong>pregnancy</strong> surveillance 8/109 (7) 4/56 (7) 0.96<br />

Increased risk of <strong>in</strong>duction 13/95 (14) 8/40 (20) 0.36<br />

Possible caes<strong>are</strong>an section 11/93 (12) 6/47 (13) 0.87<br />

Fetal risks <strong>in</strong> diabetic <strong>pregnancy</strong> 7/97 (7) 4/48 (8) 0.81<br />

No dietetic review 87/110 (79) 19/77 (25) 0.19<br />

No assessment of <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g diabetes<br />

complications <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12 months prior to<br />

<strong>pregnancy</strong>:<br />

Basel<strong>in</strong>e ret<strong>in</strong>al exam<strong>in</strong>ation 12/122 (10) 17/66 (26) 0.004<br />

Basel<strong>in</strong>e test of renal function 10/115 (9) 21/175 (12) 0.06<br />

Assessment of album<strong>in</strong>uria 20/92 (22) 21/56 (38) 0.04<br />

Assessment of suboptimal preconception<br />

c<strong>are</strong> (apart from glycaemic control) 72/116 (62) 53/72 (74) 0.1<br />

11.6 Glycaemic control<br />

There was no difference <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> proportion of women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes hav<strong>in</strong>g a test of<br />

glycaemic control <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12 months before <strong>pregnancy</strong> (table 11.7). This was different to <strong>the</strong> fi nd<strong>in</strong>gs of <strong>the</strong><br />

descriptive study, where women with type 2 diabetes <strong>we</strong>re less likely than women with type 1 diabetes<br />

to have documented evidence of a pre-<strong>pregnancy</strong> test of glycaemic control. 2 This may be because <strong>the</strong><br />

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